Women take on robotics to give it humanity

by wendygital | November 23, 2006 at 08:54 am
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Researchers are finding new ways for robots to connect with humans in such amazing areas as health and children care.
The new field of human-robot interaction was born. Unlike the rest of robotics, many of its leaders are women. It has social scientists, language specialists, medical doctors and even ethicists who wonder whether putting robots into places such as nursing homes is the right thing to do.



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